MaNuMaNiAc
08-10-2005, 02:04 PM
Here's the whole list
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/08/10/NBA/content.1.html
7. Manu Ginobili
2002: 2 years, $2.9 million Some three years after the Spurs drafted the Argentinean native in the lower reaches of the second-round, they signed Ginobili to a deal his representatives probably would have laughed at had he been available on the free-agent market. Though hampered by an ankle injury sustained in the 2002 World Championships, Ginobili was San Antonio's best reserve during their '03 title run, and made it possible for them to pass on re-signing Stephen Jackson the next summer.
1. Tim Duncan
2000: 3 years, $32.6 million First, the obvious: Duncan was probably the best player in the NBA from 2000 to '03, averaging 23.7 points and 12.6 rebounds, while leading his Spurs to an NBA title and 59 wins per year. And yet it was the length of this contract -- a surprising three years -- that helped the Spurs build a lasting winner. Had San Antonio's brass insisted Duncan take a maximum seven-year deal back in '00, he may have chafed at the hard-nosed negotiating tactics and headed to any number of suitors, including Orlando, Detroit and Chicago.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/08/10/NBA/content.1.html
7. Manu Ginobili
2002: 2 years, $2.9 million Some three years after the Spurs drafted the Argentinean native in the lower reaches of the second-round, they signed Ginobili to a deal his representatives probably would have laughed at had he been available on the free-agent market. Though hampered by an ankle injury sustained in the 2002 World Championships, Ginobili was San Antonio's best reserve during their '03 title run, and made it possible for them to pass on re-signing Stephen Jackson the next summer.
1. Tim Duncan
2000: 3 years, $32.6 million First, the obvious: Duncan was probably the best player in the NBA from 2000 to '03, averaging 23.7 points and 12.6 rebounds, while leading his Spurs to an NBA title and 59 wins per year. And yet it was the length of this contract -- a surprising three years -- that helped the Spurs build a lasting winner. Had San Antonio's brass insisted Duncan take a maximum seven-year deal back in '00, he may have chafed at the hard-nosed negotiating tactics and headed to any number of suitors, including Orlando, Detroit and Chicago.
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